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LETS NOT TALK ABOUT ‘THEM’
We’ve fallen into reliance on ‘them’, government and business, but as my previous blog outlined, we householders have significant power to create real change. We seem to hang back, challenged by the loneliness of embarking on a journey such as zero waste by ourselves. So, why not make it ‘easy as’ and a whole lot more fun…
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A FAR NORTH FLOURISHING?
Its 2019 and time for new vision! Last year, though it felt odd being at university at the age of 60, I chose to become a Masters research student. I wanted to find out why mainstream waste minimisation strategies were not working and whether the national Māori zero waste organisation, Para Kore, had a more…
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IS WASTE REALLY INEVITABLE?
Is it time to consider how we, the citizens of New Zealand have ended up with a 4000 tonne mountain of unwanted paper and plastic recycling near Thames highlighted on the News this week? [1]As an increasing number of us realise, this build-up of recycling is just one visible tip of a much larger waste eruption…
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NO MAYORAL RESOLUTION, NOT EVEN A RESPONSE!
February 14th 2018 “Dear JohnI have a need to know that I am looking after the wellbeing of my brothers and sisters of all species. I also have a need for respect.It is hard for me to meet these needs from your continued lack of response to the letter and gifts that I sent in…
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BOTTLE DEPOSITS – WILL OUR LOCAL MP TAKE UP THE CAUSE?
I love the way that here in NZ we have true local area representation in parliament. Hence I am approaching our local MP who last year signed his name to petitioning the government for refundable bottle deposits. Now it seems hard to contact him…. Latest email sent 10 February 2018 (correspondence as from 1st January…
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